luscious!

I especially love that pink iris & "Afternoon Delight"!

Nobody does it like you, Gottagarden. Each photo is more wonderful than the last. This is how irises were meant to be used in the garden.
Renee

I saved this to my clippings, and sent the link to Mom. And came back for another look.
Renee

Absolutely delightful pictures! I'm on dial-up, but they are worth the wait. Thank you so much for posting these!

Susie

Brenda, can I copy these photos to the American Iris Society's Facebook page? More people should see what you do in the garden.
Renee

Brenda, I just realized I put you on the spot. So never mind. :)

Glad you liked the photos. I love iris, and walk around with my nose in them all to sample their scent.

No, you didn't put me on the spot. I think I will post them to FB myself, just to need to find a little extra time to do it. May watermark them as well.

3 months until iris season!

Love your combos! Thank you for posting these.

Great photos!!! Thanks for posting. Really enjoyed those!

is that peonies in the background behind the afternoon delight iris? if not than what is it?

Yes, that is peonies. Not quite open yet. Some are open that early - like Dancing Butterflies.

Skillfully planned, grown and photographed. Absolutely beautiful!

Do you call your masterpiece a cottage garden?

cant wait for part 2 ...

super

ken

Well done, I wish I were so good at putting things together. Can you come here :)

Love your combos, amazingly beautiful.

Those are truly beautiful. Genius composition.
kay

Truly inspiring.

Stunning.

Nice combinations of textures and heights. So beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

Tanya

Wow!!! Some of the prettiest combos I have ever seen. Thanks for telling us what the companion plants are. I am going to try my hand at trying to color match different plants. Its always so pleasing to the eye. More please!! Judy

Beautiful photos. If you have time, could you name the iris names with the corresponding photos? Also, are you open to sharing who you buy them from?

Thank you!

I don't care how many times you look at these pictures. They are so lovely they just lift your spirits.
kay

All of those combos are simply stunning, thankyou for posting them for all of us to enjoy.

Oh my word. I'm actually salivating over those pictures!
I came home to find a bag of iris 'zomes on my porch - no idea who left them. Now to find a place for them...

i love the color combination's you have and the plantings of peonies and iris they work well together. what variety of peonies are with those irises?

I didn't see any peonies in this set of photos,but here's one that has peony Dancing Butterflies, an early blooming peony.

I see just-about-to-bloom peonies in the second to last photo.
The groupings in those photos are astounding. Must have taken years of planning and work.

Those peony flowers are HUGE.

Moving this one up again for everyone's pleasure. WARNING: Do NOT, under any circumstances, compare your garden to these photographs.

smile :-) they are just starting to bloom again, I need to take more photos.

GG, these are really nice. You are quite the artist. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for giving these the bump, Renee.

bumping again

Wow! Beautiful photos. You're a true garden artist - just like Monet! It's a cold and overcast day over here and your beautiful garden pictures have really helped to brightened my day.

Bumping! Enjoy...

Iris are indeed spectacularly showy, I just wish there was a perpetually reblooming strain :)

But their cycle of growth (produce fan, mature fan, produce terminal inflorescence) pretty much prohibits that idea.

Thanks for bringing this back around, posierosie! I remember still being a lurker when I was so inspired by her beautiful gardens. gottagarden had a knack for plant placement, that's for sure.

It's good seeing Iris interspersed throughout the garden like this. I planted 'Batik' last year and will be so happy if it looks like the ones pictured here.

We have some amazing historical threads here. This one is so inspiring.

I miss gotta garden. Her pictures were always so beautiful and inspiring. I don't think she posts here any more. Now, I could be wrong.

I'm not sure as I am not a regular on this forum, but people come in and out. Talking about lovely pictures, will we be seeing some poppies from you again BellaRosa? I tried last year and the potting soil I used for annual types was too wet. :(. I'm trying again, though! I loved seeing your pictures.

Awh, thanks, posierosie! The answer is yes. Try the winter sowing method for growing poppies. there's a great forum on facebook and here. i was able to grow poppies with no problem using that method. good luck and don't forget to post your pics.